as in to cancel
to put an end to (something planned or previously agreed to)
the judge revoked the jail sentence when the defendant promised to do community service instead
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Recent Examples of revoke
In 2023 Dollar General revoked its commitment to 100% cage-free eggs, mentioning customer and shareholder activity, and declined to set a new goal.
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Christine Ro, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
The decision to manage, limit, or even revoke access to data underscores the imbalance in the current digital ecosystem.
—Kevin Williams, CNBC, 15 Jan. 2025
Nonetheless, regulators revoked authorization of red dye No. 3 to satisfy a petition demanding that the Delaney clause be enforced.
—Karen Kaplan, Los Angeles Times, 15 Jan. 2025
Her dismissive response led to a heated argument, ultimately leading the poster to revoke her sister’s borrowing privileges.
—Ashley Vega, People.com, 14 Jan. 2025
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Christine Ro, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
The decision to manage, limit, or even revoke access to data underscores the imbalance in the current digital ecosystem.
—Kevin Williams, CNBC, 15 Jan. 2025
Nonetheless, regulators revoked authorization of red dye No. 3 to satisfy a petition demanding that the Delaney clause be enforced.
—Karen Kaplan, Los Angeles Times, 15 Jan. 2025
Her dismissive response led to a heated argument, ultimately leading the poster to revoke her sister’s borrowing privileges.
—Ashley Vega, People.com, 14 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for revoke
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Trump is expected to open the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) to oil and gas drilling projects, reversing the Biden administration's September 2023 decision to cancel leases as part of efforts to protect 13 million acres of wilderness, The Washington Postreported.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
20 Jan. 2025
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New presidents can — and often do — issue orders to cancel the orders of their predecessors.—
Josh Boak,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Jan. 2025
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Petey the Cat abandons Lil Petey on the street, and Grampa Petey is condescending and steals from his son.—
Lynnette Nicholas,
Parents,
29 Jan. 2025
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The emaciated bulldog — just 23 pounds with his ribs visible — had been stuffed inside the bag and abandoned along an Iowa roadway, according to the Des Moines Police Department.—
Mike Stunson,
Kansas City Star,
29 Jan. 2025
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North Carolina’s bill was met with such anger on behalf of the LGBTQ community that some elements were quickly scrapped, and the remainder was left to lapse in 2020.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
22 Jan. 2025
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After Jean Smart posted on Instagram that Hollywood needs to scrap awards shows and figure out how to generate revenue for fire victims instead, former lead stage manager Debbie Williams had a few choice words for the Hacks star via Facebook.—
Lynette Rice,
Deadline,
21 Jan. 2025
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Among the flurry of executive orders Trump signed on his first day back in office was one rescinding the Biden administration’s sanctions on settlers and Jewish extremists accused of violence against Palestinians.—
Joseph Krauss,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Jan. 2025
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Shortly before the operation, Trump rescinded sanctions on Jewish settlers, and Jewish extremists attacked Palestinian villages.—
German Lopez,
New York Times,
22 Jan. 2025
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The New Glenn launch was initially scheduled for Monday, but the attempt was aborted after ice built up on a plumbing line connected to the rocket’s auxiliary power-unit.—
Siladitya Ray,
Forbes,
16 Jan. 2025
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Her telling Chef Matthew Shea that his parents should have aborted him?—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
31 Dec. 2024
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Among Monday’s moves, Trump rescinded one of the defining moments from the early days of President Joe Biden’s term: repealing the ban on open trans military service (a policy that Trump initially unveiled during a July 2017 tweetstorm).—
Nico Lang,
Them,
21 Jan. 2025
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Lawmakers have steadily eliminated interest subsidies during the last two decades, and this would be one of the last major subsidies to repeal.—
Adam S. Minsky,
Forbes,
21 Jan. 2025
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“Revoke.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/revoke. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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